Pittsburgh officer released after vest stops shot

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pittsburgh police officer has been treated and released at a hospital after his bulletproof vest stopped a shot during an incident in which two other people were shot, at least one of them by the officer involved.

Police Chief Nate Harper was at the scene after the shootings about 5:15 a.m. Friday and was expected to brief the media. Investigators say the officer was taken to UPMC Mercy hospital as a precaution, not because he was wounded.

Police say the unidentified man was shot by the officer, and a woman was also shot, though it wasn't immediately clear by whom.

The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's office confirms it has not been called to the scene because a deputy there says none of those wounded have suffered life-threatening injuries.